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Climate change policies and income inequality
Luca Bettarelli, Davide Furceri, Pietro Pizzuto, and Nadia Shakoor explore the economic implications of climate change policies, especially focusing on the potential burden on households. Their research aims to evaluate
The transition to carbon neutrality: An unusual type of structural reform
Jean Pisani-Ferry published a paper within the Bruegel and Peterson Institute for International Economics emphasizing the need to rethink climate change policies as part of a structural reform. Evidence lies
Investing in Climate Adaptation under Trade and Financing Constraints: Balanced Strategies for Food Security
Chen Chen, Koralai Kirabaeva, and Denchen Zhao of the International Monetary Fund present a model to help policymakers assess the most cost-efficient balance between adapting to climate change impact or
Reports
Mapping India’s Energy Subsidies 2020: Fossil fuels, renewables and electric vehicles (IISD)
Subsidies matter because they are used by governments around the world to influence energy producers and consumers. The IISD report Mapping India’s Energy Subsidies 2020: Fossil fuels, renewables, electric vehicles
Taxing Energy Use 2019 (OECD)
The recently released OECD report reveals 70% of energy-related CO2 emissions from advanced and emerging economies are entirely untaxed. Emissions from road fuels are among those most highly taxed but rarely
OECD new report includes environmental sustainability considerations (IISD)
The IISD’s piece on the new OECD report, Going for Growth 2019, highlights the fact that, for the first time, the report explicitly includes environmental sustainability considerations. The report calls
